Fathering Our Future

April is Autism Awareness month and Derrick Weeks is a stellar father to his autistic son, Theo. Derrick joins me today to talk about his journey. You'll hear about the challenges and difficulties he has worked through and how he, with God's help, has found joy. If you are wondering if your child has autism, Derrick offers sage advice on how to deal with those concerns and what to do with your cur...

Our values establish our passions and our priorities. Our kids should be very high on our list of values which should create a subsequent effect; a value of ourselves as fathers. We cannot claim to have a value of our kids if we do not choose to value ourselves because our kids need us. I want you to know your worth and I want you to start investing in yourself.

If you have ever dealt with stress and anxiety you know what it is like to not know what day it is or what happened last week. Time flies and we do not remember it. Gratitude is the remedy to that side-effect of anxiety. Gratitude frames our perspective for the day and prepares us for whatever might come our way. I want to share some of the benefits of gratitude and what it will do for you.

Being a man of your word is an idea that has been branded into us. We strive for that and we certainly should. However, we often struggle to do this in our homes, specifically with our children. You might not think that is the case, but I believe there are two areas we often jeopardize our word with our children. Let's think about what we say, be in control of ourselves, and truly be men of our wo...

One of the greatest things we can focus on as dads is our personal integrity. Are we being the dads we need to be? Are we committed to our family above everything else? Are we consistent in our character? These are questions we should strive to live out a "yes" for. If we do, then we have no excuses when it comes to being who God has designed us to be as dads. Let's stop trying to find excuses for...

We all mess up, make mistakes, and fail. As much as we try not to, it is inevitable. Knowing that we are going to make mistakes, the most important thing for us is to know what to do with those mistakes. Recently, I had a bad day as a dad. I want to share some details from that day and what I do with failures. We cannot run from them. We must face them because when we face them, we have an opportu...

As a dad, I understand how easy it is to get tied up in your kids. Our kids are dependent upon us and they require our focused attention. We can have the tendency to get so caught up in being a dad that we forget about the other person in our family, our wife. As leaders in our home, we cannot allow our kids to get in the way of our marriage. If we understand God's design for marriage, we will bec...

Communication is vital in life. It is a means of building trust and trust gives us a foundation for relationship. Lenora Edwards, a Speech Language Pathologist, joins me to talk about addressing issues in our children's speech, as well as providing some insight on how we can improve our own.

Everyone loves a good story of hope, but those stories usually start out pretty rough. Doug Norvell grew up not knowing his biological father. He struggled with feelings of abandonment and the idea that he was not loved. However, he still felt the need to find his dad. Doug shares his story on the podcast and how reuniting with his dad was one of the greatest things that happened to him.

We function in a world of societal norms. Too many people see the things they are supposed to do or supposed to become and then fixate on those things. We chase the outcome with no context or understanding of the process. When people pursue the outcome, circumventing the process, they never arrive at the outcome.  Just because you are "technically" a dad does not mean you get to bypass the process...

God is the greatest example we as dads can follow. I recently realized that God is an initiator. He does things first and so should we. I want to encourage you to be an initiator and give you a few areas you need to make sure you are making the first steps in.

It can be easy to think you get to love what you want and the impact of that is isolated to you. Unfortunately, that is wrong. What you love matters, especially for your kids. I learned a great lesson through a challenging moment in life that showed me how important it is to wisely choose what I love. That's what I want to share with you.

Traveling with kids can be chaotic and a true test of your patience. Thankfully, there are a number of things you can do to make traveling with kids easier and more desirable. My friend, Ryan O'Neil, shares his traveling expertise, hacks, and the reason why he wants to travel so much with his kids.

I want us to have a proper understanding of the power and value of communication. If we can obtain that, we will strive to learn how to foster good communication and adopt practices that will help us communicate better as dads. Today, I'm sharing one simple practice I have when it comes to communicating with my kids that is a game changer. Plus, I am giving you some hard facts about communication...

In order to succeed as fathers, we need to gain a mastery of the basics. In addition to communication and grace, there are two other basics we must be disciplined about. We have an opportunity to radically impact the future and we can do it by diligently practicing the basics.

We wrongfully assume that challenging tasks require complex solutions. We can incorrectly focus on the complicated and overlook the simplistic. Fatherhood is a challenge but if we are going to succeed we must have a passion for and a discipline of the basics. I want to share two fundamental basics of fatherhood today that we need to be passionate about. Without these two elements, we'll never trul...

I'm joined today by Kyle Carnohan, founder of Super Human Fathers. Kyle coaches and helps men develop a disciplined lifestyle, first in the gym, but most importantly in the home. Get ready to be inspired by his passion and to be encouraged to be more for your family. You might be surprised what you are capable of.

Your marriage will be one of the greatest influences on your children. It has the potential to display love in its purest form which will then lead to the development of other quality traits. It also has the potential to create fear, distrust, and confusion. I want to share two things that husbands tend to do too often that you should never do. Your marriage is too valuable to jeopardize by doing...

This is one of the most incredible testimonies you will hear. Pastor Johnny Hargrove was bound by drug addiction in the early years of his fatherhood journey but now has a remarkably strong relationship with each of his four kids. His story is one that gives hope. Most of all it shows that God cares about you as a father and that God desires to help you on the journey of fatherhood. No matter what...

Derrick Weeks joins me this episode to discuss the inadequacies that every dad deals with and how we can overcome them as we embrace the call of fatherhood. We talk about how to accept your inadequacies, learning to equip yourself for fatherhood, and how God makes up the difference throughout the process.

I recently took my daughter on a date and it was incredible. Not only was it exactly what she needed but it helped me clearly see how fascinating she is. Your children need your focused, isolated presence and you need theirs. I want to share four things you should stay mindful of, as a dad, in order to know when your child needs one on one time with you and how to go about it.

We have an incredible opportunity with fatherhood and we should desire to do the best we can. In order to do the best we can, we need to understand what our children are going through and where they are in terms of their development. Dr. Jim Littles joins me to discuss the various domains and phases of development so you can have plans and expectations best suited for your children.

It's November! A time when many people aim to express their gratitude and thankfulness. I want you to live life as a thankful man but today I want you to focus your thankfulness. Why are you thankful to be a dad? I'm sharing three of my reason why I am thankful for fatherhood to give you a head start. Listen, reflect, express your thankfulness for fatherhood, and come up with a reason of your own.

As Christian fathers, we can look at the world and culture and see so much that we disagree with. There are a number of things that are being promoted that we do not want our children to see. We can speak up and, in some cases, need to speak up but our focus must remain on our children. Our responsibility as fathers is less about combatting the culture and more about raising our children. We do no...

Raising children is not the easiest thing to do and while being a dad is a privilege and fulfilling, there is still a high demand on us. You have to lead and provide guidance but does your leadership bring condemnation or grace? Are you most concerned with your control or the cultivation of your child's uniqueness? I want to encourage and challenge you to think about your approach to fatherhood an...